Mop for baseboards



1 1,619,324 March 1927 D. M. ALLEN V MOP FGR BASEBOARDS Filed July 14, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 BY ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 1, 1927.

UNITED STATES nUnwABn M. ALLEN, or IBINGHAMTON,

NEW YQRK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FRANK N. GILBERT, OF BINGI-IAMTON, NEW YORK.

MOP roe BAsEBoAnns.

Application filed'July 14, 1924. Serial No. 725,920.

Thisinvention relates to improvements in mops, and more particularly to a novel mop for use in washing, brushing or cleaning the base boards of walls.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a mop consisting of a mop head adapted to be held in a substantially vertical position while it is moved along the floor adjacent to the base board to be brushed or cleaned, the mop head being provided at one or both of its .side edges with jaws to adjustably hold the mopping material. Wheels or the like are arranged at the lower edge of the head for carrying the latter as it is moved over the floor by the operator.

With the foregoing object outlined, and with other obj ectsin view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel features hereinafter de scribed in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the invention shown in use against the base board of a wall.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional View of the same.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation.

Fig. i is a side view.

Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of another embodiment of my improved mop.

Fig. 6 is a side edge view of the same.

Fig. 7 is an edge view of a handle bracket forming part of said mop.

Fig. 8 is a rear elevation of the mop.

Fig. 9 is a top plan view of the same.

In the embodiment of the invention illus trated in Figs. 1 to 4', inclusive, A designates the mop head provided at its side edges with metal jaws 3 which are'securedi to the head by rivets 4 and may be adjusted by means of bolts and thumb nuts 4;. These jaws hold the mop material 11 or the wiping element 12. r

Ahandle 5' has a fitting 5 at one end which is pivotally connected. to ears 6, pro jecting from a plate 7 which may be secured to the mop head by any suitable means.

A bracket 8 is fixed to the mop head in any suitable manner and provided with an are shaped slot 8 to receive a bolt 9 carried by a sleeve 5 arrangedeon the handle. Thisbolt may be adjusted in the slot to vary the angle'of the handle relatively. to the mop head, and the bolt may be locked in position by the thumb nut 10.

i A supporting roller yis arranged at the lower edge of the mop head for supporting the latter as it is moved along the floor adjacent to the base board to be brushed or cleaned. v

A cap B may be fitted over the upper edge of the head to'vary the exposed portion of the mop material 11 or the wiping element 12. This cap may be adjusted upwardly and downwardly.

In the modification shown in Figs. 5 to 9, inclusive, A designates'the mop head which is preferably formed of a metal sheet having its side edges bent to form stationary jaws 3. These jaws cooperate with yielding jaws 3, which are connected to the plate by spring hinges 21. Suitable mop material, (not shown) may be placed between the jaws and be held bv the latter, and each yielding jaw is provided with tongues or handles 22, to be used by the operator in manipulating the movable jaws.

The ,lower edge of the mop head is provided with rollers 20 to carry the mop head as it is moved over the floor by the operator.

A handle bracket Cofsheet metal is secured to the rear face of the mop head by any suitable means, and it carries a pivotally mounted handle} socket 5, to which the mop handle 5- is connected. The handle 5 may be adjusted laterally on the bracket C, and may be fixed in its adjusted positionsby meansof a pin 18 which engages one or the other of the holes 18 in the bracket C. The

pin 18 is connected to the mop head by a chain 19 to prevent the pin from being lost.

In operation, mop material is secured to the mop head by the jaws 3, 3 and the operator grasps the handle 5. He then rolls the mop along thefloor'on the rollers 20, and if and I am aware that changes may be made in the details disclosed without departing from the spirit of the invention as expressed in the claims. 7

What I claim and desire to secure by Let:

ters Patent is: 1 1.111 a mop for base boards, a substantially vertical plate forming a mop head, a stationary jaw arranged at one of the side edges of said plate, a movable jaw cooperating with the stationary jaw for holding mop material, rotary supporting means on the lower end of the plate to permit the latter to be readily moved along the floor While held in the substantially vertical position, and a handle connected to said plate.

2. A lnop for base boards, comprising a head formed of a plate adapted to be vertically positioned when in operation, the vertieal edges of the plate being shaped to form rigid jaw members, spring pressed j aw members pivotally securedto the plate for cooperation With the rigid jaw members for holding mop material, a handle secured to the plate for moving the same, and antilriction supporting means for the plate whereby it may be moved over a support in proximity to the base board for cleaning the latter.

signature.

DURWARD M. ALLEN. 

